BootsBoots

Here's the comparison of the Anvil WS after a wash. It lost a lot of length, but hardly and width. It went from covering my entire butt before the wash to just below the top of my pants after the wash. It was hard to show how wide and it is in a photo, but you can kind of see it when I raise my arms. I didn't pull it out at the sides or anything. It just holds that weird bell shape when I wear it.

Edit - Decided to post my general body size, in case that's a helpful reference when looking at the shirt:

mouser882

I was very very disappointed upon hearing about the change in blanks - especially because shirt.woot was the only site I like to buy shirts from because I loved the AA blanks. I like the designs on teefury more often, but because their blanks fit me very poorly I rarely buy from them (too long, not snug enough in the WS, weird fabric that stretches too much and gets out of shape by the end of the day). I don't have as many woot shirts as lots of the people in this thread, but I have at least 30 purchased for myself in the past 4 years. I don't buy them willy-nilly but I check the site every single day. They have held up excellently and I still regularly wear the ones I first bought (my first was the goldfish in the chest pocket).

My hopes were buoyed by the positive remarks from woot staff. Seeing the pictures from people who wore my sizes makes me very disappointed. I'm 5', 100 lbs, and a WS fit me perfectly. I decided I'd rather dry my shirts (I hang dry all my WS's) and now sometimes buy WM's. The WM's were a bit too large before drying them on high to shrink them the first time - within 3/4 wash and dry cycles they are down to my size. With these new blanks not only will no size fit me, since the WS now seems to be the equivalent of a "fitted" shape MM, but drying them will only make them too short with huge sleeves.

Mostly this makes me really sad since I'll have to give up buying shirt.woot shirts. It was cool while it lasted, guys.

heidiruth

Is anyone at woot still paying attention to this thread and the fit of the blanks that they provided? I'm confused as to whether the shirts were given out to convince us to buy them (which it seems to be doing the opposite) or for woot to be able to see how they looked. And perplexed at how the female staffers who did test-wears for us said anything positive about the fit. It's not really fooling anyone.

Sorry...I'm just frustrated about being too small to fit into a shirt anymore. Guess it's a good thing I ordered a random 3 pack of WM blanks.

aerc712

Is anyone at woot still paying attention to this thread and the fit of the blanks that they provided? I'm confused as to whether the shirts were given out to convince us to buy them (which it seems to be doing the opposite) or for woot to be able to see how they looked. And perplexed at how the female staffers who did test-wears for us said anything positive about the fit. It's not really fooling anyone.

Sorry...I'm just frustrated about being too small to fit into a shirt anymore. Guess it's a good thing I ordered a random 3 pack of WM blanks.

I am also curious about how this is going over at woot. The user comments have differed quite a bit from what staff members said. Did the female staffers not have this issue with the shirt shrinking, billowing out, losing its shape?

At first I was really excited to hear about the change. I'm one of the girls who had to go for the WXL and even at times it wasn't quite as big as I wished it would be. I even ended up ordering 1 or 2 shirts in men's sizes just to get a shirt with a bit more room. I would like to continue purchasing shirts here, but for now I'm at a loss as to what I should get. I don't want something that will make me look even bigger, which it seems like the anvil shirts will do.

Woot, it seems like the target demo for this change really is not happy and I think we're all starting to wonder if it was worth it. If these blanks were actually tested for so long, how were these issues not noticed before? No woman wants to look bigger than she is, regardless of size, and it seems like that's what these shirts will do.

PS - If I mentioned something here that is covered previously, I'm sorry. I read through quite a few posts, but not all.

ceotty

BootsBoots wrote:Here's the comparison of the Anvil WS after a wash. It lost a lot of length, but hardly and width. It went from covering my entire butt before the wash to just below the top of my pants after the wash. It was hard to show how wide and it is in a photo, but you can kind of see it when I raise my arms. I didn't pull it out at the sides or anything. It just holds that weird bell shape when I wear it.

Um, wow. That is epically unflattering. :-(

This thread is like some weird obsession of mine. I already know the new shirts aren't going to work for me, but I keep coming back like maybe that will magically change. And in the end I just end up being increasingly annoyed with myself for bothering with the whole thing.

februarystar27

Thanks for all the size comparisons, everyone! I'm a longtime lurker who's bought a lot of shirts in the past but none on the new blanks yet.

All my current shirts are WS, and I have to rack-dry them or they shrink too much. I'm also a little heavier than I should be right now, haha, so at the moment a WM would probably fit me better. I'm 5'6" and kind of an hourglassy shape--larger up top, smaller waist, and larger hips. In the AA shirts, the WS fit my waist nicely but it was snug across the chest and the length would get a bit short when washed. But the new WS looks really big. Maybe if I wash it, it would shrink to right about what I need. Which would be nice.

februarystar27

See, that's just insane. I'm of "taller side of average" height, and I have curves with a small(er) waist. And I can fit the WS. And there's something wrong with that. What about women who are shorter, or who are closer to my height but less curvy?

myopicpsyche

also curious about the response from woot. I mean, I could just buy ML and cut them up (count me also in the camp of ladies who won't fit into the new shirt sizes) but if there's no good customer service response to this very major problem, I wonder if I shouldn't take my (three years worth of) business elsewhere instead.

FretlessM

BootsBoots wrote:Here's the comparison of the Anvil WS after a wash. It lost a lot of length, but hardly and width. It went from covering my entire butt before the wash to just below the top of my pants after the wash. It was hard to show how wide and it is in a photo, but you can kind of see it when I raise my arms. I didn't pull it out at the sides or anything. It just holds that weird bell shape when I wear it.

Edit - Decided to post my general body size, in case that's a helpful reference when looking at the shirt:

inkycatz

Without posting dimensions*, this former AA WXL/MM just got her "Too Many Cooks" print in WM (Anvil). Here's the scoop from someone who didn't get the opportunity to test things out for a variety of reasons.

Length: Longer than I'm used to. Apparently that will shrink. I'm just trying it on for science so right now it's really noticeable to me.
Softness: Acceptable!
Snugness: Less snug but still snug aka snug without being all "ahem, why hello there/ eyes front, soldier" about it. I feel comfortable throwing this in the wash. Yes, I also throw my woot shirts in the dryer if I have enough quarters.
Assessment #1: I will be on the hunt for a print I wouldn't mind having in WL, just for comparison purposes. Once I have one of those, I'll figure out what I need to buy more.

Also, the print is just as adorable in person as I thought it would be.

trickycoolj

Been keeping an eye on the drastic change in women's shirts. Based on what I've seen nothing will fit me properly unless I start ordering a Mens size and that means sleeves to my elbows, and too long shoulders, it just looks off. Anyway, when doing my laundry I remembered I had a freebie ladies tee from PAX that I consistently wear to lounge around the house (the design is a giant ad for D&D Online). It's a Hanes Silver Label women's shirt. It has a little more of a hourglass shape, but doesn't stretch as many have reported the Anvils did. I believe it shrunk a little shorter but not obnoxiously so, I can still workout in it and not have my tummy hang out when my arms are lifted. Might be worth looking into. FWIW I'm an AAWL and this Hanes shirt fits in WS but WM would be better (couldn't pick size on the freebie) so it might offer a better women's range.

blanked

monicaadalsteinsson wrote:I wish I would have found this thread BEFORE I ordered two shirts... I didn't know about the t-shirt changes, ugh!

I usually order a WM (I'm 5'1", 110 lbs and WS fit too tight in the chest for me), but it looks these will be huge!

How do I get rid of my new shirts that are coming in, is there a site where I can trade with someone?

Thank you for the photo comparisons!

Maybe when they get here I'll post a couple pics..

the switch isn't complete yet. In fact it is mostly mens that had a change at the moment. If the order has shipped already wait till it gets there to check the blank style. Otherwise you should be able to cancel your order.

monicaadalsteinsson

" I just discovered that you changed shirt vendors... And I've already places 2 orders under the new sizes. I just placed an order (#XXXXXXXX) for the Tickles to tinkles t-shirt for a WM, is it too late to switch it to a WS?
I guess it's too late to change my last order for the playing Koi ( order #XXXXXXXX) to a WS too?"

I got this message back regarding the shirts that I ordered:

"These shirts are actually being printed on American Apparel, not Anvil. We'll keep the order as is.

You can determine which shirts we are printing on by scrolling down to the end of each shirt description. If the shirt is going on the new blanks, a yellow/gold box will confirm it for you."

monicaadalsteinsson

blanked wrote:the switch isn't complete yet. In fact it is mostly mens that had a change at the moment. If the order has shipped already wait till it gets there to check the blank style. Otherwise you should be able to cancel your order.

carpeamentum

BootsBoots wrote:Here's the comparison of the Anvil WS after a wash. It lost a lot of length, but hardly and width. It went from covering my entire butt before the wash to just below the top of my pants after the wash. It was hard to show how wide and it is in a photo, but you can kind of see it when I raise my arms. I didn't pull it out at the sides or anything. It just holds that weird bell shape when I wear it.

Wow, and I thought the Anvil shirts looked bad before washing... those are hideously unflattering on you. (unlike the AA shirt)

raven13

I used to be one of the aforementioned "beanpoles"; I graduated high school 3 years ago weighing about 110 pounds, and I am 5' nothing.
About 6 months later, I started a massive medical-issue-related weight gain of about 75 lbs, and unfortunately haven't been able to shake it just yet.
I discovered woot close to a year ago, and have been wearing WL and have been happy with them. My only issue with the AA's was that the shirt would ride up a lot, but honestly it wasn't a huge problem.
Now with the Anvil blanks I *should* be a WS. But I fear the length decrease. Even though I am chunky, I am still small framed, so I really don't want to swim in the WM. I like the fittedness of the current AA blanks and I don't want to have to recover my sweater cows with a search party on a regular basis. (Which, by the way, is the BEST euphanism for boobs ever.)
As soon as my health gets back in check, I want to lose all this extra weight. But even if I do that, I STILL won't be able to wear the new blanks. I guess I just can't win, and I'm sure I'm not the only lady in this kind of situation.
I completely agree with the earlier poster who said something along the lines of, "I didn't think accommodating the larger ladies would be at the cost of the smaller ones".

I'm really upset about this whole thing, probably even more than I should be. I love this site- the art and the community cannot be replicated, so I really don't want to stop buying. I will probably do the same as many other ladies in this thread have said they would do- buy a WS when I find a design I absolutely love and see how it goes. Even if it's terrible, I could maybe still layer it or something. (Although that bell thing is the most abysmal thing I've ever seen on a person...)

schlady

jackie31337 wrote:Hooray! Now the women's XL is actually bigger than the kid's 12! I am super excited that I can finally get a women's shirt big enough to fit me.

Yes!! I'm quite excited about these shirts, at least to give them a try! I always wear a men's medium for t-shirts, because women's sizes, even XLs, are always way too tight especially in the armpit area and sometimes around the hips. (I have a few women's 2XLs from other tee sites, and even that's been a gamble as to whether it's a perfect fit or still too small.)

For those complaining about the size and shapeliness of the new shirts, it sounds like it's the opposite problem of what has traditionally been happening: instead of bigger ladies having to settle for unflattering men's sizes, now the more petite ladies may have to settle for the XS sizes or even kid's sizes to avoid the larger curvier shirts.
Not sure if there will ever be a perfect solution to this, but hopefully shirt.woot will continue exploring other shirt options in the future so there can be more satisfied tee-flaunting people!

schlady

elankat wrote:@schlady...where is this XS that petite women will have to settle for? There is not an XS option and kid's sizing is far too short, as can be seen in pics people have posted.

Ooops, I meant S, the smallest size in either men's or women's (I was thinking of another shirt brand, d'oh). Men's S at least gives wearers quite a bit of length to work with. Unfortunately it comes down to the choice of either being too baggy in circumference or just too short...

Gosh, what a way to celebrate International Women's Day... not being able to concoct the perfect t-shirt for ladies of all sizes! *sigh*

agingdragqueen

inkycatz wrote:I'll check in Thursday, since I'm wearing it then! It'll get the all-day test then, this was just a 'pop it on for science' deal. I will also be able to report back on any comments I get, too.

I have seen her in her shirt and can confirm good fittingness- she was wearing a WM and I say with all the respect in the world that it looked roomy and larger than the old style and fit her figure better.

I haven't tried them out yet myself, but I'm actually kinda excited to now! I pretty much only wear Woot shirts and if I can feel better in them like the inkster does, I'm all for it.

chennai8

agingdragqueen wrote:I have seen her in her shirt and can confirm good fittingness- she was wearing a WM and I say with all the respect in the world that it looked roomy and larger than the old style and fit her figure better.

I haven't tried them out yet myself, but I'm actually kinda excited to now! I pretty much only wear Woot shirts and if I can feel better in them like the inkster does, I'm all for it.

Out of 10 pages, only one post (from staff) says that Anvil fit is perfect and it won't even come with
a pic (conveniently). #Snakeoil

ps : This's not an "attack" on Woot staff, just an observation. Feel free to delete if breaks any forum rules.

spacegirlag

chennai8 wrote:Out of 10 pages, only one post (from staff) says that Anvil fit is perfect and it won't even come with
a pic (conveniently). #Snakeoil

ps : This's not an "attack" on Woot staff, just an observation. Feel free to delete if breaks any forum rules.

i think this is the concern most people have. we've been told from the beginning that the woot staffers are all happy with the new blanks, and that they fit well, but that doesn't jive with the stories from wooters that received blanks, or people that have ordered new shirts on the Anvil blanks.

we're getting two completely contradictory stories, and it's getting harder and harder to believe the woot staffers because all the average-joe wooters are posting pics of the problems with the shirts.

i'm not saying anyone is telling anything less than the god's honest truth, but surely the woot staffers can see from where our concern as customers stems.

help us out, staffers. tell us why the shirts are fitting you better than they fit the vocal wooters who've posted pics. (especially boots - that bell-bottom shirt looks ridiculous). thank you in advance.

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